Opioid prescriptions remained elevated two years after critical care
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Nearly 11 percent of people admitted to an intensive care unit in Sweden between 2010 and 2018 ...
Tag: Public Health
“Genetic SD-card”: Scientists obtained new methods to improve the genome editing system
Researchers take a step in the development of genome editing technology.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers from Peter ...
Wellbeing benefits of wetlands
Study measures high value of natural coastal assetsCredit: Professor Sabine Dittmann, Flinders University Australians love their beaches, and now a ...
New policy guidance highlights urgent global need for post-fracture care programs
'Capture the Fracture® (CTF) Partnership - Guidance for Policy Shaping' sets out a step-by-step approach to building secondary fracture prevention ...
County by county, study shows social inequality’s role in COVID-19’s toll
The higher a county's score on a national index of social vulnerability, the more cases and deaths per 100,000 - ...
RedHill announces positive DSMB futility review for P 2/3 COVID-19 study of opaganib
Following interim review of unblinded safety and efficacy data, independent DSMB unanimously recommends continuation of the global Phase 2/3 study ...
Schoolchildren are learning about health through football (soccer)
A new study from the University of Southern Denmark shows that health knowledge in relation to diet, exercise, hygiene and ...
Tick behavior and host choice explains geographical patterns of Lyme disease prevalence
Variations in tick density, choice of host animals, and host-seeking behavior explain Lyme patternsCredit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Scientists discover how remdesivir works to inhibit coronavirus
Credit: Photo courtesy of Gilead. More effective antiviral treatments could be on the way after research from The University of ...
George Mason University expands testing and tracking behind faculty research
Mason scientists employ a rapid-result, saliva-based test that significantly expands testing capacity, and an antibody test that can track vaccine ...
Redhill further expands opaganib manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 with Cosmo
New agreement further expands manufacturing capacity for orally-administered opaganib following positive top-line data from its P2 COVID-19 study, progress with ...
£375k study launched to explore experiences of ‘long COVID’
Credit: University of Stirling A new £375,000 study led by the University of Stirling is seeking to understand the lived ...
Frequent cannabis use by young people linked to decline in IQ
Credit: Ray Lohan/ RCSI Thursday, 28 January 2021: A study has found that adolescents who frequently use cannabis may experience ...
Majority skeptical healthcare costs will fall anytime soon as Biden begins presidency
New West Health-Gallup survey finds new president faces a frustrated public reeling from pandemic, economic disruption and high healthcare costsCredit: ...
Enhanced recovery efforts for cesarean delivery reduce need for opioids by 80%
Results of study by Children's Hospital Colorado show a third of patients not needing narcotic pain pills after c-sectionCredit: Children's ...
Using wearable tech to keep babies, pregnant women healthy
Credit: Brian Persinger/West Virginia University If a weightlifter is pregnant, she may get conflicting medical advice about how much she ...
Adults with cognitive disabilities more than twice as likely to use e-cigarettes
George Mason University study is the first to assess the use of e-cigarettes among working-age adults by type of disabilityCredit: ...
Global analysis suggests COVID-19 is seasonal
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - With cities around the globe locking down yet again amid ...
$4.4 million grant to boost UVA’s home monitoring services
Expands care for patients with COVID-19, chronic conditionsCredit: UVA Health A three-year, $4.4 million Federal Communications Commission grant will enable ...
A new study reveals an “Achilles heel” of cancer cells
Researchers from Tel Aviv University shed light on 140-year-old mystery:Credit: Tel Aviv University What makes cancer cells different from ordinary ...
